Fort Bragg may get dollar store

If approved by the City Planning Commission, Fort Bragg residents may see a new shopping outlet open soon.

Robert Affinito owns the former County Social Services building at 825 S. Franklin and has filed a coastal development permit application to use a portion of it to house a Dollar Tree store. The June 2013 application asks to convert 1,100 square feet of the building for retail use.

Affinito also applied for a business sign, to be placed at the corner of South Franklin and South streets.

Planning staff has asked for more information regarding parking and the proposed sections of the building to be used. No estimated time of completion was given.

Currently, the interior of the lower floor of the building is piled with rubble of removed walls and ceilings.

As of yet, the application has not been agendized for Planning Commission consideration.

Willits has a Dollar Tree store in the Evergreen Shopping Center

Dollar Tree Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with over 4,700 stores nationwide.